look closely and for a long time

out of the studio

my four creative seasons: looking, resting, making and longing.

this week was for looking.

art institute of chicago

art institute

art institute “project a black planet: the art and culture of panafrica”

“project a black planet”

reminders for the week

reminders:

• look closely and for a long time

• keep moving if it's not interesting

• make a list and let it guide you

• don't buy more books this trip, you have enough to read at home

my four creative seasons

looking: at your own work, at other peoples work, at the discipline, understanding your point of view, what you admire, what you don’t like

resting: investing energy elsewhere or nowhere, minimal talking, slowing down, tending to other parts of life

making: mess, play, exploration, tension, repetition, mindfulness, execution, mindlessness

longing: what precedes exploration, figuring out if you want to make at all, connecting with urgency, understanding what you do not yet know about materials/ other humans/ the world / yourself

chicago field museum “africa fashion”

field museum “africa fashion”

field museum “africa fashion”

field museum “africa fashion”

field museum “africa fashion”

a chance encounter with THEE Betye Saar! right place, right time @ the Neubauer Collegium - UChicago

the wearable art of Betye Saar

thank you to everyone who submitted a title for this tiny mood drawing via instagram earlier this week! i enjoyed your insights and creativity. choosing just one title was really tough but here’s my favorite: “FIREFLY MUSIC”

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thank you for looking at, reading and supporting my work!